GS4 · 20 marks · 250 words

Do you think it is ethically right for a civil servant to involve faith leaders in promoting government schemes?

Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025

Syllabus: Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance.

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NausheenAIR 9 · CSE 2023 · 70 wordsTheir whole copy

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The above case study highlights the constraints of administrative mechanisms to unleash a behavioral change in the residents.

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me, as DPO | public --- Stakeholders --- government / \ faith leaders Health secretary

(a) Issues involved in the above case are :-

i) Non completion of Government's mandate of 'welfare state' ii) Lack of scientific temperance in the general public. iii) Non realisation of Article 21 - 'Right to health and well being'

iv) failure of government channels to unleash a behavioral change in public.

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(1) connect with the public. eg) Mosque congregation every friday. Advantages -(2) many myths originate of from religions. eg) purity using and pollution faith -(3) they may use religious leaders rhetorics to cause a behavioral change. (1) they themselves are channels of many myths Disadvantages-(2) would not promote scientific temper in public.

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